Since the link between the Tapestry Entrance and the study is out until they can figure out how to repair it, it's made a few detours necessary. Caleb had never visited the Dining Hall or the Carving Farm before though, so there was still plenty for him to take in. Every room in this extraplanar maze holds something either fascinating or horrifying. Often both.
Of course, being forced by the destruction of the red door to take the black door to get out of the Tapestry Entrance had forced them into combat almost immediately with the mysterious wailing creature the Nein had previously avoided. That thing was pretty fucked, but Caleb had concluded quickly that they could save themselves a lot of pain by blocking out the sound of its cries, and cast Deafness on both himself and Yussa. It still hadn't been an enjoyable fight, but between the two of them they'd put the thing down, and now it is one less thing that could try to kill them in the future.
"A little more than four hours," Caleb answers without looking up from the map. He's tracing the known paths between the rooms branching off from the study, then the ones beyond. It's both exciting and intimidating to know that all they've discovered so far is likely only a small percentage of the Folding Halls. There is so much more to see--and no doubt much more danger to uncover.
"Assuming we want to go off map and do some exploring, I would suggest we see what else branches off from the Diamond Entrance," he says, glancing up to catch Yussa's eye without moving away from the map. "I also have a hunch that there must be another route from the bedroom, probably well hidden. That it only connects here and the Fleshmend Facility seems off."
Caleb too is dressed for adventuring, but unlike Yussa, that doesn't mean a dramatic change from his usual attire. Just the addition of his elven chainmail beneath his sweater, really.
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Of course, being forced by the destruction of the red door to take the black door to get out of the Tapestry Entrance had forced them into combat almost immediately with the mysterious wailing creature the Nein had previously avoided. That thing was pretty fucked, but Caleb had concluded quickly that they could save themselves a lot of pain by blocking out the sound of its cries, and cast Deafness on both himself and Yussa. It still hadn't been an enjoyable fight, but between the two of them they'd put the thing down, and now it is one less thing that could try to kill them in the future.
"A little more than four hours," Caleb answers without looking up from the map. He's tracing the known paths between the rooms branching off from the study, then the ones beyond. It's both exciting and intimidating to know that all they've discovered so far is likely only a small percentage of the Folding Halls. There is so much more to see--and no doubt much more danger to uncover.
"Assuming we want to go off map and do some exploring, I would suggest we see what else branches off from the Diamond Entrance," he says, glancing up to catch Yussa's eye without moving away from the map. "I also have a hunch that there must be another route from the bedroom, probably well hidden. That it only connects here and the Fleshmend Facility seems off."
Caleb too is dressed for adventuring, but unlike Yussa, that doesn't mean a dramatic change from his usual attire. Just the addition of his elven chainmail beneath his sweater, really.